Tajikistan

  • Nov 27, 2019
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Prospects for Central Asia in 2020

The top political events next year are a presidential election in Tajikistan and parliamentary polls in Kyrgyzstan

Central Asia
  • Nov 20, 2019
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Islamic State suffers Afghan reverse but not defeat

Kabul is claiming a major, if still incomplete, victory over the seemingly immovable Islamic State (IS) guerrilla force

Afghanistan
  • Nov 6, 2019
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Afghan Islamic State incursion would alarm Tajikistan

The government says a group of 20 men killed or captured in a firefight were Islamic State members from Afghanistan

Tajikistan
  • Oct 4, 2019
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Central Asian states face high climate change risks

A fragile environment where dry steppes depend on mountain glaciers will be hard hit by rising temperatures

Central Asia
  • Jul 30, 2019
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Tajik-China wargames are far from Russian interests

Chinese and Tajik troops are practicing counter-insurgency in a remote area where both countries adjoin Afghanistan

Tajikistan
  • Jul 10, 2019
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Central Asia drives Syria repatriations to reduce risk

The governments of four Central Asian states are actively bringing home nationals who lived under Islamic State rule

Central Asia
  • Jun 7, 2019
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Tajik-Iran ties may improve but without old closeness

Two countries with close cultural ties are re-engaging after a frosty period

Tajikistan
  • Jun 3, 2019
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Tajiks have to work to overcome hostile ties with Iran

Tajikistan sends senior ministers to Tehran in a bid to mend relations

Tajikistan